Cristian Otzin (Maya Kakchiquel) is a lawyer and legal advisor to the Guatemalan Maya Lawyers Association (Asociación de Abogados Mayas de Guatemala), where he has served as Executive Director since 2011. He has worked as a legal advisor in various human rights organizations in Guatemala. He is currently part of the international legal team that provides legal counsel on the 2021 Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruling that guarantees the right of Indigenous Peoples to freedom of expression through community radio in Guatemala.